On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 08:24:45PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 08:15:10AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:> > On Thu, 2009-06-11 at 13:38 +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:> > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 05:00:30AM -0700, David Miller wrote:> > > > From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>> > > > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:49:12 +0100> > > > > > > > > I can not keep up with the number of patches that need to be> > > > > reviewed and ultimately merged. I know this, and I freely admit it,> > > > > and I have done so on many occasions.> > > > > > > > Then split up the responsibilities to other people instead of being> > > > the choke point. Controlling everything isn't so important.> > > > > > Don't you think that I've been trying to get other people to be more> > > involved?> > > > > > - I've been pushing people to send patches to the relevent mailing> > > list(s) and maintainer(s) for years.> > > > > > - I've been pushing people to send their ARM patches to the ARM> > > mailing list rather than directly into the patch system for review> > > (it even has a comment telling people this) so that others can get> > > involved in reviewing them, and sharing that work load.> > > > > > Do you think either have been anywhere near successful?> > []> > > I've been trying to get greater participation> > > but it's just not happening.> > > > I suggest you stop using subscriber-only mailing lists and> > use linux-arm@vger.kernel.org.> > This is main point here is to offload Russell.> One way to offload Russell is to have competent people reviewing platform> code for ARM. This is best done by other platform people.> Me and you - we can helpt. But the people where we need higher> involvement are already on the list.

Personally, I'm not on linux-arm@vger.kernel.org and don't plan onbeing there either. If people are too stupid to read the maintainersentry and realise that linux-arm-kernel is moderated and they mightthus have to subscribe to post there then they can be safely ignored.